My youngest brother had a wonderful schtick from some time in high school, through to graduating medicine. He had a card in his wallet that read, ‘If I am found with amnesia, please give me the following books to read …’ And it listed half a dozen books where he longed to recapture that first glorious sense of needing to find out ‘what happens next’ … the feeling that keeps you up half the night. The feeling that comes before the plot’s been learned. Guy Gavriel Kay
About This Quote

The quote above was written by the author of The Trouble with Pleasure, Thomas M. Disch. He was speaking about the feeling of wanting to find out what happens next. When that feeling strikes, it is irresistible.

Unfortunately, what you read on paper may not be the same as what you find on the page. A good story has an ending, but there are some stories that are too amazing to end. They are still being written and will continue to be written long after the book has been published.

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